央 (joeng1) — centre; central; middle in Cantonese
joengˉ¹央Mandarin Pinyin: yang1
Meaning of 央
nouncentre; central; middle
nounentreat; beg; plead
nounend; finish; conclude
Example Sentences with 央
ukˉ¹屋keiˊ²企zungˉ¹中joengˍ₆央
The center of the house.
ceˉ¹車zungˉ¹中joengˍ₆央
The center of the car.
gungˉ¹公siˉ¹司zungˉ¹中joengˍ₆央
The center of the company.
ciuˉ¹朝sinˉ¹鮮zungˉ¹中joengˉ¹央tung˗₃通seon˗₃訊seˊ²社gong2.講。
The KCNA says...
keoiˏ₅佢taiˊ²睇ciuˉ¹朝sinˉ¹鮮zungˉ¹中joengˉ¹央tung˗₃通seon˗₃訊se2.社。
He/She reads the KCNA.
Words Containing 央
中央zung1 joeng1
central
中央市場zung1 joeng1 si5 coeng4
Central Market
紐約中央公園nau2 joek3 zung1 joeng1 gung1 jyun2
New York Central Park
中央銀行zung1 joeng1 ngan4 hong4
central bank
中央社zung1 joeng1 se5
Central News Agency
中央政府zung1 joeng1 zing3 fu2
central government
中央商務區zung1 joeng1 soeng1 mou6 keoi1
Central Business District (CBD) - the main area of commercial activity of a city; the main drag of a city. Often used synonymously with "downtown" or "city centre" (城市中心) although that may not necessarily be the same thing.
中央暖氣zung1 joeng1 nyun5 hei3
a central heating system
朝鮮中央通訊社ziu1 sin1 zung1 joeng1 tung1 seon3 se5
Korean Central News Agency
中央肥胖zung1 joeng1 fei4 bun6
moderate obesity
央行joeng1 hong2
short for 中央銀行
震央zan3 joeng1
epicenter
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